Military: CWR: Fogle, George of interest in Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Keith Petenbrink and Meyersdale Public Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Introduction and help of Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/intro.txt Additional Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/cwr.html __________________________________________ Fogle, George * Born Aug. 15, 1841 in Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. * Died July 26, 1915 * Buried in Berlin I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. F 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry * Mustered out with company * Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862 at age 21 in Berlin, Pa. by F. A. Edmunds * Mustered in Aug. 25, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. by Lieutenant Brayton, U.S.A. * Discharged May 29, 1865 * Disability - Piles * Part of left foot lost by accident * Served Aug. 25, 1862 - May 29, 1865 - 33 month 4 days * Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, taken to Richmond on Belle Island, He was exchanged * He returned to Co. June 6, 1864 * Eyes - Hazel; Hair - Black; Complexion - Dark; Height 5' 2" * Occupation at enrollment - Shoemaker * He was with the ambulance train on detached duty * he was in the following battles: Fredericksburg; Chancelorsville; Gettysburg; Petersburg; Welden R. R.; Popular Grove Church; Peebles Farm; Hatches Run; Raid to Bellfield; Dabney's Mill; Boyd Town; Plank Road; Five Forks and Lee's Surrender. * Invalid Pension: Applied Aug. 5, 1890 and Aug. 19, 1911, Application #871975, Certificate #631746; Widow Pension: Applied Aug. 3, 1915, Application #1051322, Certificate #801850 SOURCE: * Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 1 * Census 1890 Veterans, Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. * Confluence, Somerset Co. Pa. Veterans Reunion, 1910 * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Grave Registration * Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 [Lists name as Fogel] * Jacob Zorn Diary, page 90, 119 and 180 * Muster Roster Co. F * Veterans Card File * Footnote.com * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295753 * Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777 - 1999